Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,414 元
Income Tax
- 58.90 元
Housing Fund
- 197 元
Pension
- 193 元
Medical Insurance
- 48.28 元
Unemployment
- 12.07 元
Total tax
- 510 元
Net pay
* 1,904 元
Marginal tax rate
83.5%
Average tax rate
21.1%
78.9%
Net pay
21.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,904 元
Net pay
858 元
Tax the employer pays
510 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,367 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 858 元 to pay you 2,414 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.66 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.1% tax rate now rises to 41.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 20.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 28,968 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 6,117 元. That means that your net pay will be 22,851 元 per year, or 1,904 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.1% and your marginal tax rate is 83.5%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 元 in your salary will be taxed 83.48 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 16.52 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 165 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 826 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 25149
13.2%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 22936
20.8%
2
Beijing
CNY 22851
21.1%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 26459
8.7%
1
Canada
CNY 24501
15.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 28678
1.0%
1
Morocco
CNY 26499
8.5%
2
Kenya
CNY 24236
16.3%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 24229
16.4%
4
Cameroon
CNY 24222
16.4%
5
Mozambique
CNY 23433
19.1%
6
Ghana
CNY 22428
22.6%
7
Zambia
CNY 22373
22.8%
8
Angola
CNY 22011
24.0%
9
Senegal
CNY 21051
27.3%
10
Uganda
CNY 20951
27.7%
11
Nigeria
CNY 20601
28.9%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Beijing tables of China, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.